More Than 250 U.S. Companies to Exhibit at Paris Air Show

U.S. State Department Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Beth McCormick, will travel to France on June 16-19, to hold consultations on defense trade issues and join other senior U.S. Government officials to promote more than 250 U.S. companies exhibiting the latest aerospace technologies at the Paris Air Show.

 

McCormick will join officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Defense to advocate for overseas marketing efforts of U.S. companies bidding on defense contracts, the U.S. Department of State states in a press release. They will also engage with senior government officials to promote defense sales of particular importance to the United States, discuss how progress toward Export Control Reform is supporting US partners and allies, meet with representatives of participating U.S. companies, and consult with governments on broader strategic cooperation issues.

 

At least 16 U.S. states, including Alabama, South Carolina, Washington, and Kansas, will have delegations at the air show, notes Monica Wiedrich, the aerospace business development manager with the Washington State Department of Commerce. Governors from nine states are planning to attend the Paris Air Show.